EP1869437A4 - Method and device for measuring the condition of steel structures - Google Patents

Method and device for measuring the condition of steel structures

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Publication number: EP1869437A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: measuring; condition; steel structures; structures; steel
Prior art date: 2005-04-05
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EP06733096.9A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP1869437A1 (en

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Harald Horn

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2005-04-05

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2006-03-29

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2013-08-21

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2013-08-21 Publication of EP1869437A4 publication Critical patent/EP1869437A4/en

2017-12-27 Application granted granted Critical

2017-12-27 Publication of EP1869437B1 publication Critical patent/EP1869437B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2026-03-29 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N27/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means
- G01N27/02—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance
- G01N27/04—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance
- G01N27/20—Investigating the presence of flaws

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Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Magnetic Means (AREA)
Testing Resistance To Weather, Investigating Materials By Mechanical Methods (AREA)
Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Electric Means (AREA)
Testing Of Devices, Machine Parts, Or Other Structures Thereof (AREA)

EP06733096.9A 2005-04-05 2006-03-29 Method for measuring the condition of steel structures Active EP1869437B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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NO20051674A NO323931B1 (en)	2005-04-05	2005-04-05	Painting of the state in stable structures by the pressure of a pulse-shaped electric current and analysis of the voltage drop
PCT/NO2006/000116 WO2006107210A1 (en)	2005-04-05	2006-03-29	Method and device for measuring the condition of steel structures

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EP1869437A4 true EP1869437A4 (en)	2013-08-21
EP1869437B1 EP1869437B1 (en)	2017-12-27

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EP (1)	EP1869437B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP5021620B2 (en)
CN (1)	CN101151525B (en)
AU (1)	AU2006231357B2 (en)
BR (1)	BRPI0610564B1 (en)
CA (1)	CA2603903C (en)
DK (1)	DK1869437T3 (en)
NO (1)	NO323931B1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2006107210A1 (en)

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